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Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
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Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

0148-0731

Published by: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/biomechanical

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 503 67 128 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 202
Documents by Best Scientists*: 274
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 142
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.458
Impact Factor: 1.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions of The Asme?

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions of The Asme is organized to address concerns in the fields of Biomedical engineering, Mechanics, Structural engineering, Biomechanics and Stress (mechanics). Topics in Biomedical engineering explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Hemodynamics and Blood flow. It focuses on Mechanics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Simulation and Pulsatile flow.

The work tackled in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions of The Asme goes beyond the discipline of Simulation as it also encompasses Kinematics. Finite element method and Stiffness are all aspects of Structural engineering research featured in it. Studies on Biomechanics discussed in it link to the field of Orthodontics.

The studies in Stress (mechanics) featured incorporate elements of Compression (physics) and Constitutive equation. In particular, the Composite material works presented emphasize discussions on Ultimate tensile strength.

  • Biomedical engineering (23.02%)
  • Mechanics (19.80%)
  • Structural engineering (13.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Joint Coordinate System for the Clinical Description of Three-Dimensional Motions: Application to the Knee (2916 citations)
  • Biphasic Creep and Stress-Relaxation of Articular-Cartilage in Compression - Theory and Experiments (2025 citations)
  • The dynamic response of vascular endothelial cells to fluid shear stress. (974 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions of The Asme:

The journal papers investigate studies in Mechanics, Biomedical engineering, Structural engineering, Stress (mechanics) and Biomechanics. Pulsatile flow, Finite element method and Viscoelasticity are some topics wherein Mechanics research discussed in the journal papers has an impact. The most cited articles explore issues in Biomechanics which can be linked to other research areas like Kinematics and Tendon.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Mechanics, Finite element method, Ankle, Hemodynamics and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. Topics in Mechanics were tackled in line with various other fields like Bending, Acoustic droplet vaporization and Pulse wave. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Finite element method, it also covered topics in Mixture theory, Computational fluid dynamics, Compressibility, Position (vector) and Osseointegration.

The journal explores issues in Ankle which can be linked to other research areas like Stiffness, Tibia Fracture, Tibia, Impact loading and Neutral spine. It holds forums on Hemodynamics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Pulse pressure, Coronary arteries and Shear stress. The journal explores research in Endothelial stem cell and overlapping concepts in Biophysics and Stress (mechanics) to expand the discourse in Shear stress.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Review on the Effect of Temporal Geometric Variations of the Coronary Arteries on the Wall Shear Stress and Pressure Drop. (1 citations)
  • Influence of Porosity on Fracture Toughness and Fracture Behavior of Antibiotic-Loaded PMMA Bone Cement (1 citations)
  • An In Vivo Data-Based Computational Study on Sitting-Induced Hemodynamic Changes in the External Iliac Artery. (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions of The Asme (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Victor H. Barocas (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuan-Cheng Fung (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Maury L. Hull (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ajit P. Yoganathan (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerard A. Ateshian (43 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions of The Asme (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, San Diego (140 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (131 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (127 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (118 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (116 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.53% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.16% of all publications and 68.42% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Effect of Wall Elasticity on Hemodynamics and Wall Shear Stress in Patient-Specific Simulations in the Coronary Arteries

    Parastou Eslami;Justin Tran;Zexi Jin;Julia Karady

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • A Proof of Concept for Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of the Left Atrium in Atrial Fibrillation on a Patient-Specific Basis

    Alessandro Masci;Martino Alessandrini;Davide Forti;Filippo Menghini

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Multi-Excitation Magnetic Resonance Elastography of the Brain: Wave Propagation in Anisotropic White Matter

    Daniel R. Smith;Charlotte A. Guertler;Ruth J. Okamoto;Anthony J. Romano

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Using Reinforcement Learning to Estimate Human Joint Moments via EMG Signals or Joint Kinematics: An Alternative Solution to Musculoskeletal-Based Biomechanics.

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Muscle Synergies Modify Optimization Estimates of Joint Stiffness During Walking.

    Mohammad S. Shourijeh;Benjamin J. Fregly

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Substrate Stiffness Modulates the Crosstalk Between Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Macrophages.

    Rukmani Sridharan;Daniel J Kelly;Fergal J O'Brien

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Automating Model Generation for Image-Based Cardiac Flow Simulation.

    Fanwei Kong;Shawn C. Shadden

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Direct Osmotic Pressure Measurements in Articular Cartilage Demonstrate Nonideal and Concentration-Dependent Phenomena.

    Brandon K. Zimmerman;Robert J. Nims;Alex Chen;Clark T. Hung

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Coronary Artery Stenting Affects Wall Shear Stress Topological Skeleton.

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Visions of TAVR Future: Development and Optimization of a Second Generation Novel Polymeric TAVR.

    (2022)
    20 Citations

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